Concept Paper on 5th Industrial Revolution
Concept Paper on 5THIR :: 5th Industrial Revolution
Released on 11th of December 2017 during The Fifth Estate Summit presided over by The Education President of India Sri Pranab Mukherjee
Industry 5.0 :: India’s Industrial Revolution
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Vision & Action 2047
For the last 300 years, the world has made unprecedented progress in material development ending up controlling the elements from mechanical means to that of electrical ones to electronics to the now prevalent age of convergence of information popularly ascribed to as the fourth industrial revolution, which is being defined and refined every passing quarter.
Though the human race has progressed immensely in these 300 years, it has been subjected to epochs of terrific turmoil ranging from Colonial Imperialism, Drain of Sovereign National Wealth leading to Abject Poverty, World Wars, Environmental Degradation, Financial Meltdowns et al. Material Prosperity has come at the cost of losing Mental Peace, Social Stability & Human Values to a great extent.
We are at the cusp of a new era whereby the technological control over the elements would be almost absolute and the direction of its deployment would define the future fate of humanity as a whole.
This is where India – the antiquated Civilization of the World – which entered into an age of material regression post the colossal annihilation resulted out of the Mahabharata War, which is presumed to be the epitome of material scientific progress dated at least 3000 years ago comes into prominence.
Can India offer its Civilizational Wisdom & Intellectual Traditions to steer through the contemporary material advances to lead the world towards a stable epoch of lasting peace & prosperity?
Can the characteristic Indian thought on the philosophical foundations of
Human Existence, Social Order, Education, Economy, Polity, Governance, Administration, Management, Environment, Development come to an aide?
Can the Indian techno-managerial paradigms concerning
Food, Healthcare, Water, Waste, Sanitation, Housing, Defence, Security, Energy, Space, Transport etc. present an additional leeway to the ongoing discourse?
Can India lead this impending 5th Industrial Revolution (5THIR) which would be stable, universal and all encompassing?
Is The Fifth Estate of India galvanized enough for taking up the leadership of this emerging narrative of India’s Industrial Revolution?
ReTHINK INDIA in association with Technopak would be taking up build-up of this 5th Industrial Revolution with the pro-active participation of The Fifth Estate of India.
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Other References
Excerpts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Speech at World Economic Forum 2018